“festival”

Assam Breakfast

Luchi Assamese Puri

Deep-fried puffed white flour bread — the celebratory Assamese breakfast for festivals

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Milagu Kuzhambu

Pungent black pepper and cumin tamarind gravy tempered in sesame oil — a powerful...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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Kerala Dessert

Paal Payasam

Slow-reduced milk payasam with rice, sugar and cardamom — the simplest and most divine...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Murukku

Crunchy spiral-shaped rice and lentil snack deep fried to golden perfection — a...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pulao Sadya

Fragrant Kerala Malabar style ghee rice cooked with whole spices and fried onions —...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Dessert

Nei Payasam

Rich Kerala ghee payasam with rice and jaggery cooked slowly — a sacred temple...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Kerala Dessert

Semiya Payasam

Creamy vermicelli pudding with milk, sugar and cardamom — a quick, beloved South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Avial

Kerala-style mixed vegetable curry in a thick coconut-yogurt sauce — a festival favourite.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Rava Kesari

Saffron-gold semolina halwa with ghee and cashews — a quick South Indian festival sweet.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Maharashtra Dessert

Puran Poli

Maharashtrian sweet flatbread stuffed with jaggery and chana dal — made for Holi and Diwali.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard